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[13] Preliminary design for a castellated house, 1794
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 33/73
Purpose
[13] Preliminary design for a castellated house, 1794
Aspect
Elevation of the garden front of a crenellated, nine-bay house, of two storeys set above a half-sunk basement, with a hipped roof. The central three bays comprise a three-storey canted bow, with a conical roof, and there are end turrets. The windows in the central five, and end bays on the principal floor are set within reliving arches
Scale
bar scale of 1/8 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Elevation towards the River Mr Stevenson [Mr Stevenson in the hand of William Adam] / Iron Rails / Castle Balusters (verso)
Signed and dated
- 1794
Albermarle Street / 26 July 1794
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (465 x 300)
Hand
James Adam, with additions to title inscriptions in the hand of William Adam
Watermark
JWHATMAN
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 58
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 166
For a full list of literature references.
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 166
For a full list of literature references.
Level
Drawing
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